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A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick Attack in Professional Wrestling , which sees the attacker use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin, usually preceded by a sidestep, often referred to as a ''Crescent Kick'', or just a ''Side kick''. The attacker will often slap their thigh to generate an appropriate sound effect. The late "Gentleman" Chris Adams was among the first wrestlers to use the superkick and was for years credited as its originator. To set up his finisher, Adams would use a back body drop, then as his opponent gets on his feet, Chris superkicks him in the jaw. Adams first used the Enzuigiri as his "superkick", before touring Japan in the early-1980s and bringing the real maneuver to the United States . He was also the first wrestler to utilize the Superkick From The Top Turnbuckle (around 1989). Users of the move Many wrestlers have used the Superkick as a signature move since then, most notably Shawn Michaels who uses this as his Finisher , referring to it as the Sweet Chin Music. He often precedes the move with a series of foot stomps, called by announcers as "tuning up the band". In 2006, Michaels in an interview said that he learned the superkick from Adams himself when he was wrestling in Texas during the mid-1980s. Michaels' cousin Matt Bentley also uses the move. Bentley called it the '''Sweet Shane Music''' when he used the Ring Name "Michael Shane." and Paul London perform stereo superkicks]] Parodying Michaels, Dude Love performed a superkick to the shin, calling it Sweet Shin Music. Steven Richards also uses the Superkick, and calls it the '''Stevie Kick'''. Glacier used it as his finisher, calling it the '''Cryonic Kick'''. Other wrestlers to use the move regularly include: MOVES SIMILAR TO THE SUPERKICK
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